Archive for February, 2011

We have had the following request – do please get in touch if you have a related interest. Jeff

Some members of our History group are starting research into the general topic of ‘Drink’ in Cornwall.

I have found some articles from your journal, which I have ordered from the Library, and am also buying the history of the St Austell Brewery, but I should very much like to get in touch with any member/s of the Society who may live in Cornwall, or be engaged in Cornish research themselves.

All about a shipwreck from 1800 – 1830 discovered last year near Sweden in the Baltic and the 145 bottles of champagne that they’re trying to bring to the surface, of which one turned out to be a bottle of beer!

Sunday lunchtime listening was excellent today.
“Sheila Dillon investigates the role malt plays in our drinks and diet. Malt has been around for millennia and is a natural ingredient in many but many people won’t realise how ubiquitous it is. As well as being the foundation of beer and whisky, its flavour and richness makes it a favourite for uses in bakery, breakfast cereals and confectionary as well as being an important export for the country. Sheila talks to a distiller, a baker and a brewer about malt’s remarkable properties and visits a traditional maltster to find out how malt is made.”